Posts by plovell

Nah. The approval specifically calls out iPhone 4 and 4S. The certification is valid only for the hardware/software combo.

Dang. Doesn't include iPhone 5.

I wonder how many of those 100 million are still in use? That would be a *very* interesting statistic.

Good luck with getting AT&T to unlock an iPhone - any iPhone- that is still under contract.

"those bags can way as much as 35 pounds." I think you mean "weigh"

Quote:Originally Posted by Marvin ...Google is playing dirty by buying their patents .... Apple earned theirs. Only mostly true. Apple has acquired a number of companies, and a number of patents along with them. I'll agree with you...

Quote:Originally Posted by logandigges You shouldn't be able to patent essential stuff anyway. It's really not fair.  It can be fair, as long as it is properly done. But there have been a number of cases where it was not, and major...

Quote:Originally Posted by Dill Waters There's probably legal issues with this. There are scenarios where a phone must be turned off (the FAA comes to mind.) if someone gets kicked off a plane because they can't shut off their...

I'm glad I switched already. Didn't have an unlimited plan for them to get rid of - just a very profitable customer.

The standards bodies such as IETF have paid attention to this type of abuse and some time ago changed their disclosure rules. This is a very good development and, over time, this abuse will disappear.